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Post by ddog on Aug 8, 2017 20:41:04 GMT -5
Well I myself am all in for 8k.. I have completely upgraded my home with 4k and the theater is up to date with a 4k pj, Atmos..
So for me I welcome 8k and the use of 8k cameras for movies, tv and sports like the Olympics..
I'm tired of 2k up-conversion. Some look good but more K's always look better.
I'd also like to see higher frame rates too. Billy Lynn's long walk in 4k at 60fps looked spectacular... it did take a minute to get used to it tho.. but it was so smooth,jitter free and so (real) 3d like... loved it.
8k.... bring it on!!
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Post by gus4emo on Aug 8, 2017 21:30:29 GMT -5
Well I myself am all in for 8k.. I have completely upgraded my home with 4k and the theater is up to date with a 4k pj, Atmos.. So for me I welcome 8k and the use of 8k cameras for movies, tv and sports like the Olympics.. I'm tired of 2k up-conversion. Some look good but more K's always look better. I'd also like to see higher frame rates too. Billy Lynn's long walk in 4k at 60fps looked spectacular... it did take a minute to get used to it tho.. but it was so smooth,jitter free and so (real) 3d like... loved it. 8k.... bring it on!! Can you buy me a system? Lol... |
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Post by ddog on Aug 9, 2017 13:54:45 GMT -5
Well I myself am all in for 8k.. I have completely upgraded my home with 4k and the theater is up to date with a 4k pj, Atmos.. So for me I welcome 8k and the use of 8k cameras for movies, tv and sports like the Olympics.. I'm tired of 2k up-conversion. Some look good but more K's always look better. I'd also like to see higher frame rates too. Billy Lynn's long walk in 4k at 60fps looked spectacular... it did take a minute to get used to it tho.. but it was so smooth,jitter free and so (real) 3d like... loved it. 8k.... bring it on!! Can you buy me a system? Lol... Work a little harder bud.. You'll get there.. lol |
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8K Video
Aug 9, 2017 16:59:10 GMT -5
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Post by gus4emo on Aug 9, 2017 16:59:10 GMT -5
Can you buy me a system? Lol... Work a little harder bud.. You'll get there.. lol Well, seriously I'm waiting for 4k projectors to come down in prices, would love to have one since I will appreciate the resolution on a big screen, still love my Panasonic 4000 1080p, in my opinion I don't see the use of 4k or 8k on a TV 65 inches or smaller. .... |
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Post by ddog on Aug 9, 2017 18:08:24 GMT -5
I recently upgraded from a panny 4000 love that pj and still use it in the game room for gaming.
I'm not very interested in 8k for viewing.. I'm interested in 8k for source material.
Right now most material is scaled up to 4k. I'd like to see material scaled-down from 8K to 4K. This will render a much better looking image.
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Post by sebastianr on Aug 9, 2017 19:50:44 GMT -5
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Well, seriously I'm waiting for 4k projectors to come down in prices, would love to have one since I will appreciate the resolution on a big screen, still love my Panasonic 4000 1080p, in my opinion I don't see the use of 4k or 8k on a TV 65 inches or smaller. ....[/quote]
True 4K projectors are still quite expensive. The JVC RS600U projector does the 4K E-shift thing, so it's still not quite true 4K, albeit a better picture than regular 1080p. I'm with gus4emo on this one, I'll wait until prices come down. Depending on how quickly 8K comes, I may just wait for that. Unless the upgrade itch comes back...
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8K Video
Aug 9, 2017 20:34:17 GMT -5
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Post by gus4emo on Aug 9, 2017 20:34:17 GMT -5
Well, seriously I'm waiting for 4k projectors to come down in prices, would love to have one since I will appreciate the resolution on a big screen, still love my Panasonic 4000 1080p, in my opinion I don't see the use of 4k or 8k on a TV 65 inches or smaller. ....[/quote] True 4K projectors are still quite expensive. The JVC RS600U projector does the 4K E-shift thing, so it's still not quite true 4K, albeit a better picture than regular 1080p. I'm with gus4emo on this one, I'll wait until prices come down. Depending on how quickly 8K comes, I may just wait for that. Unless the upgrade itch comes back...[/quote] Next year I'll be tempted with the Epson 5040UB, it is now $2600, not quite 4k of course, but it has tricks, it's better, way better than 1080p..... |
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Post by ddog on Aug 10, 2017 18:18:22 GMT -5
The Epson is a nice pj.
I can honestly say coming from a Panny 4000 to the JVC 4k "trick" machine that after you see one calibrated and properly set up you won't want to sit in front of the Panny again.
I didn't pay full price for the JVC I got a great deal on RS500 and loved it but then a couple weeks later an RS600 fell into my lap for only a couple hundy more then the 500.
So I sold it and now I'm enjoying the 600 for much less then the street price..
Once you see one of these E shifters you'll realize that waiting for the next greatest pj to come along is a fool's game..
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Post by sebastianr on Aug 11, 2017 8:57:47 GMT -5
I'm all for a better image, having a big screen can take advantage of those extra pixels and wider colour gamut. I'm just saying, true 4k projectors are still very expensive. If we're talking about making a switch to 4k, real 4k, it will still be awhile before those prices become more affordable.
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Post by goozoo on Aug 11, 2017 13:36:12 GMT -5
Well I myself am all in for 8k.. I have completely upgraded my home with 4k and the theater is up to date with a 4k pj, Atmos.. So for me I welcome 8k and the use of 8k cameras for movies, tv and sports like the Olympics.. I'm tired of 2k up-conversion. Some look good but more K's always look better. I'd also like to see higher frame rates too. Billy Lynn's long walk in 4k at 60fps looked spectacular... it did take a minute to get used to it tho.. but it was so smooth,jitter free and so (real) 3d like... loved it. 8k.... bring it on!! Known as super sampling in the industry, 8K down conversion to 4K or even 1080p looks amazing (even on a properly calibrated 1080p projector). There is an excellent sample of 8K video on YouTube put out by LG. The problem is still cost as most production companies and movie studios simply cannot/ or will not upgrade across the board to film in 8K. What the consumer is then left with is a lot of expensive upgraded equipment but very little native content. This is why I personally have not upgraded to 4K video, even though most of our clients have. I must say though that HDR does make a significant impact and apparently can be used in HD format, but then there would be no reason for people to upgrade their sets/projectors. |
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Post by sebastianr on Aug 11, 2017 14:44:31 GMT -5
I have the movie Baraka (and also Samsara), and it says on the Baraka movie, "Baraka is the first film ever to be restored and scanned at 8K resolution." The picture quality is amazing, but what does that quote actually mean?
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Post by Bonzo on Aug 11, 2017 15:06:03 GMT -5
I have the movie Baraka (and also Samsara), and it says on the Baraka movie, "Baraka is the first film ever to be restored and scanned at 8K resolution." The picture quality is amazing, but what does that quote actually mean? That frame by frame, each frame of film was scanned into a computer at 8k resolution, then digitally "corrected" in that 8k resolution. When Blurays first came out, it was a big deal for companies to do this process in 4k. Many Blurays were just put out in a hurry to get something on the store shelves. But companies with real gem movies took their time and did it all at 4k. Their thought was it would be the last time such a restoration would ever take place (or at least they'd already be ready for 4k). Some may knock it, but I have a feeling at some point they may be right. By the time 16k rolls around, anytime instant watch on demand of anything in the world will probably be available at 4k, and most people in the world will consider that good enough. IMO, I think 4k discs will be the last big selling disc (physical media) format we'll see. |
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